Hong Kong police arrest suspect after attack on two pedestrians in Yau Ma Tei

Hong Kong police arrested a man on Friday following a citywide search after two pedestrians were attacked with a sharp object on a street in Yau Ma Tei in the morning.

He was picked up in a building in Parkes Street in the district after 1pm.

The Chinese man believed to be about 40 years old is suspected of injuring two people in the back in the attack, which happened in Portland Street shortly after 11am.

Officers believed he was armed with a knife or a pair of scissors during the incident.

The first victim – a 36-year-old man – was waiting for a bus in Portland Street near the junction with Man Ming Lane, according to police.